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The England international came off the bench for an impressive performance that left his name in the record books
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has become the fifth player to score a hat-trick as a substitute in the Champions League, with his 27 minutes on the field on Wednesday the fewest ever played while simultaneously scoring a treble. in the history of the competition.
Rashford entered the field in the 63rd minute with the Red Devils a single goal clear of Mason Greenwood’s first goal, before scoring three times in his short time on the field to help the home team to a landslide 5-5 victory. 0 over RB Leipzig.
In doing so, he joined Kylian Mbappé, Walter Pandiani, Joseba Llorente and Uwe Rosler as the only players to come off the bench to score three goals in Europe’s top club competition.
Rashford also matched a feat by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in becoming the second Manchester United player to score a hat-trick as a substitute, after the Norwegian did so in the Premier League against Nottingham Forest in February 1999.
3 – Marcus Rashford is only the second Man Utd player to score a hat-trick as a substitute after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer against Nottingham Forest in February 1999 in the Premier League. Super. pic.twitter.com/DVEfo9HHZw
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 28, 2020
“I think the coach wanted me to pick up the pace,” said three-goal hero Rashford. BT sport After the match. “That for us means moving on. There were definitely spaces there. We have Bruno [Fernandes] and paul [Pogba] on the ball. We looked dangerous at all times and like we could score every time we advanced.
“It was a real team performance. The starters did well and the substitutes did well. We can’t ask for much more than that in terms of attitude and intention to go and finish the game. It worked in our favor.”
Leipzig came to Old Trafford on high-paced pressure play and caused United problems at times, but it was the home team that took the lead after Pogba slipped [Mason] Greenwood passed, and the 19-year-old clinically finished to score his first Champions League goal.
The match remained within reach of Leipzig until the introduction of Rashford in the second half, with the English international running towards Bruno Fernandes’ pass and working his way to score, with VAR correctly ruling that he was in his own half when the pass came.
Just four minutes later, Rashford caught his second after United gained possession at the top of the field, before Anthony Martial scored from the spot after being fouled in the penalty area.
Rashford put an exclamation point next to his performance and won the match ball with a third in injury time, while shooting skillfully from inside the area.
27 – @MarcusRashford became the fifth player in @Champions League history to score a hat-trick as a substitute, his 27 minutes on the pitch being the fewest disputed and, at the same time, scoring a treble in the history of the competition. Leader. #UCL pic.twitter.com/clfOjJw1wf
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 28, 2020
The 22-year-old has also been kicking goals off the field recently, with Manchester City Councilor John Leech telling the striker that he has done more to combat child poverty in the UK than any politician in the last 25 years.
United, who host Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, are now clear at the top of their Champions League group with six points, with PSG and Leipzig three adrift.
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